Younger Years

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[Verse 1]
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Johnny's in the drive and he’s 
drinkin' again
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Rough crowd downtown, but 
they're all my friends
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By the end of the night, I 
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won’t recall my name
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Well, my Levi jean queen, I've been 
here all night, see
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Someday I'll take you somewhere it
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 never rains
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But for right now, I'm tearin' down 
this town
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How being young is so painful and 
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strange


[Verse 2]
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Deborah's on the bar and she's 
dancin' again
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To an old folk song that reminds her
 of him
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She ain’t gettin’ down 'til they 
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carry her away
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She was his Levi jean queen, but 
he’s long gone now, see
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End of the night, she'll get 
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choked up by his name
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And she'll try her best just to let 
him go
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But she's sick and tired of his 
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rough and younger ways


[Chorus]
         G          D
Lettin’ go, movin' on
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Keepin' strong and finding God
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I find it awfully hard we made it 
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here
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A few good friends on the longest 
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night
         A            Bm
Gettin' high until we cry
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Enjoyin' all the pain of younger 
years


[Verse 3]
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Now I'm drunk and walkin' home all 
alone, my honey
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Lookin' for a better place to spend 
my money
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Like takin' my Levi jean queen to 
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see the stars
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Tougher than a lover and meaner than
 a fighter
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Looks to me we got another 
all-nighter
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I think God put us exactly where 
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we are


[Chorus]
         G          D
Lettin’ go, movin' on
           A               Bm
Keepin' strong and finding God
            G      D              
I find it awfully hard we made it 
  A
here
              G                  
A few good friends on the longest 
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night
         A            Bm
Gettin' high until we cry
G         D                 A
Enjoyin' all the pain of younger 
years
G         D                 A
Enjoyin' all the pain of younger 
years


[Outro]
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Johnny's in the drive and he's 
drinkin' again
D
Rough crowd downtown, but they're 
all my friends
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By the end of the night, I won't 
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recall my name